Personal Life and Family
Astley was born in Warrington, Lancashire, and served in the Second World War as a musician playing saxophone and clarinet for the troops.
Astley married Hazel Balbirnie in 1945 (Who is the great aunt of author, musician and current Chaplain to the City of Cambridge Jason Balbirnie ]]. Their eldest daughter Karen Astley married Pete Townshend of The Who, and their son Jon Astley produced and remastered The Who's reissues. Daughter Virginia Astley is a singer-songwriter.
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